A Charlie Brown Christmas / a Lee Mendelson-Bill Melendez production in co-operation with United Feature Syndicate Inc ; written by Charles M. Schulz ; directed by Bill Melendez.
Originally broadcast as a television special in 1965. Based on the comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. "Peanuts by Schulz"--Container. Special features: It's Christmastime again, Charlie Brown (television special) (1992) (23 min.); A Christmas miracle : the making of a Charlie Brown Christmas (featurette) (2008) (16 min.). Voices, Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Sally Dryer, Kathy Steinberg.
Summary:
Feeling that the Christmas message is getting lost amid all the seasonal glitter, Charlie Brown has the blues. But when he takes Lucy's advice and tries desperately to organize a Christmas pageant, nothing seems to go his way. Join Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang as they discover for themselves the true meaning of Christmas.
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